CURRENT MISSION

...be happy and bring happiness to others...

ABOUT ME

I was once asked what makes me special....¡¡The (i) in SPECiAL...i am just a little ´spec´ amongst us ´alL´ !!
...my life...my upbringing...my family...my siblings...my friends...my travels....my desire to live...my desire to TEACH...my love of sharing...my love of things big and small...the countries i have lived in and the person i am becoming...WHERE am i from?...Portugal, Canada, France, Spain...I am ME...I am Monic@.

PHILOSOPHY

...be the best peson i can be...and in the process find the ¨i¨ in MONiCA...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

...i try to make everyone i meet smile and feel welcome...

...i´ve also organized/helped organize various events:

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I´ve fed/been fed, entertained/been entertained, befriended/been befriended, welcomed/been welcomed...

I have yet to ´surf´a couch and truly have my couch ´surfed´...but in the meantime i will continue to do what i do best...

Interests

...baking, cooking, photography, reading,travelling,organizing events/parties/dinner parties/traditional parties, listening to the music of the world, the sound of voices, finding the hidden beauty in the plainest/simplest of things, *feeling* laughing out loud and/or crying with a smile on my face...

• photography
• beauty
• cooking
• baking
• partying
• reading
• traveling
• music

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies - if it makes the tears run down my cheecks or sit pondering afterwards it´s a winner
Music - anything that makes me dance
Books - simply a good one that keeps me up till the wee hours of the night because i can´t bring myself to stop turning the pages and put the book down

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I tend to underestimate the things i´ve done, seen and lived...yet i´ve done what maney will never do in a lifetime and have much more to do/see and accomplish...the world is a spinning globe and i´ve yet to complete the circle.

Teach, Learn, Share

I teach for a living.
I learn as a passion.
I share because i care.

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Belgium, Italy, Monaco, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, France, Portugal, Spain

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